Pro 22:1A {good} name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold.

Pro 22:2The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the maker of them all.

Pro 22:3The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it.

Pro 22:4The reward of humility {and} the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life.

Pro 22:5Thorns {and} snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.

Pro 22:6Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Pro 22:7The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower {becomes} the lender’s slave.

Pro 22:8He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish.

Pro 22:9He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.

Pro 22:10Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.

Pro 22:11He who loves purity of heart {And} whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.

Pro 22:12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man

Pro 22:13The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!”

Pro 22:14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is cursed of the LORD will fall into it.Pro 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

Pro 22:16He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, {will} only {come to} poverty.

Pro 22:17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;

Pro 22:18For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips.

Pro 22:19So that your trust may be in the LORD, I have taught you today, even you.

Pro 22:20Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

Pro 22:21To make you know the certainty of the words of truth That you may correctly answer him who sent you?

Pro 22:22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush the afflicted at the gate;

Pro 22:23For the LORD will plead their case And take the life of those who rob them.

Pro 22:24Do not associate with a man {given} to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man,

Pro 22:25Or you will learn his ways And find a snare for yourself.

Pro 22:26Do not be among those who give pledges, Among those who become guarantors for debts.

Pro 22:27If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take your bed from under you?

Pro 22:28Do not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers have set.

Pro 22:29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.